Can acid reflux cause recurring strep throat?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at
3:02 am
I have had strep four times within the last year and been on four diffent anitboitics. I know I have some form of acid reflux which is getting worse. I just wanted to see if there is some kind of link between the two.
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Technically no. However, my daughter has been misdiagnosed for years for strep throat, when in fact, she had Gastric Esophageal Reflux Disease. I felt SO guilty, because I didn’t realize it sooner. But she has had it since birth, and she said she thought it was "normal" to have reflux. I even took her to her ped dr. MANY times over the years, and HE misdiagnosed it. Find a good Gastrointerologist–a Pediatric one if you are under 17 yrs. of age.
Also, elevate the head of your bed.
Don’t eat after 7 pm
No coffee or soda
no spicy foods
The biggest culprit is eating 4 hours before lying down.
sure
you are breaking down the protective lining
If it has gotten that bad, I would also be worried about erosive esophagitis
you should see your doctor and ask him about this last condition
Not that I’ve ever heard of. If you had bad enough reflux that acid was spending enough time in your mouth to cause problems, you’d be miserable.
I’d guess that if a person is truly getting recurrent strep throat, then 1) they’re getting reinfected, 2) they don’t complete the full course of antibiotics, or 3) their immune system is weakend for some reason.